Cushion-heel.



vW. VOGT.

GUSHION HEEL. APPLICATION FILED AUG. a, 1911.

1,005,585, Patented oet. 10,1911.

wlmfssfs Amm/vnf WILLIAM VOGT, 0F NEW YORK, Y.

CUSHION-HEEL.

Specification lof Letters Patent.

Application ed August 8, 1911.

Patenten oet; le, ieri. Serial No. 642,931.

To ail 'whom 'it may concern:

Be it known that I, IVILLIAM Voor, a subject of the Emperor lof .Austria-Hungary, and resident of the city of New York, in the county of New York and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Cushion-Heels, of which the following is a specification.

The present` invention relates to cushion heels for boots and shoes, and has for one of its objects to provide a simple, eliicient and durable heel of this type, whereby the foot is effectively protected from jars in walking.

Another object of the invention is to provide a heel of this character, to the cushion of which easy access can be had for the purpose of replacing the same when worn or injured.

With these and other objects in view, which will more fully appear as the nature of the invention is better understood, the same consists in the combination, arrangement and construction of parts hereinafter fully described, pointed out inthe appended claim and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, it being understood that many changes may be made in the size and proportion of the several parts and minor details of construction without departing from the spirit or sacrificing any of the advantages .of the invention. Q

One of the many possible embodiments of the invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 isa side elevation of the heel portion of a shoe, providedwith a heel embodying the improvements forming the subject matter of this application; Fig. 2 is a section taken on line 2 2 of Fig. 1; and Fig. 3. is a section taken on line 3 3 of Fig. 2;

In the drawings, the numeral 4 indicates va portion ofthe upper of the shoe, to which is attached a sole 5 in the well known manner. To this sole is fastened, for instance by means of nails 6, 6, a lift 7 of the heel, which lift may, preferably, be made of wood, al-

, purpose.

though any.other suitable rigid or ineXtensible material will just as well answer the The heel of the shoe is made in two parts, which are shiftably arranged relative to each other. The upper section 3 of the heel comprises a metal shell, tapering toward its lower open end 9, and secured to the lift 7 by screws 10, 10, the heads of which are countersunk in the shell 8. The

lower section 11 of the heel consists also of a metal shell, tapering toward its lower end,

and adapted to telescope into the section 8 of the heel". The lower end of the section 11 is closed by a lift 12, which is held thereon by screws 13, 13, the heads of which are also countersunk for well known reasons. The

taper of the lower section of the heelmcorresponds to that of the upper section, ivjliereby the said lower section will be allowed toslide into the upper one, but will be prevented from becoming separated from the latter. To the lift 12 is attached the top lift 14 of the heel, which may be made of leather, in which case it `is attached to the lift 12 by means of nails 15, 15, or other similar fastening means, or it may be made of rubber cemented to the lift 12,.A `Within the two shells of the heel is located a cushion 16, comprising a hollow inflated rubber body, having projections 17 and 18 upon its? upper and lower faces, which engage recesses 19 and 20 in the lifts 7 and 12, respectively, whereby 'the said cushion is held in position within the heel. The cushion does not fill entirely 'the space inclosed by the two shells, whereby it is allowed to expand freely as thel weight of the person rests upon it.

In assembling the heel, first the lift 7 is attached to the sole, then the shell 11 with the parts carried thereby slid into the shell 8, after which the cushion 16 is placed in position upon4 the lift 12, and finally the shell 8 is secured by means of the screws 10, 10 to the lift 7. If the cushion 16 is worn or injured, it can be easily replaced by disengaging the shell 8 from the lift 7.

In walking, the foot rests, as it were, upon the cushion 16, and is thereby eectively protected from jars and shocks. Obviously as the foot steps upon the ground, the cushion. will be compressed and the section 11 of the heel slid into the section 8. Asy the foot is lifted, the -cushion will return its normal form, and force thereby the section 11 of thc heel to its outer normal position.

The combination with the heel portion .of a shoe-sole, of a lift fastened thereto having a recess in its lower face, a heel-shaped metal shell attached to said lift tapering toward its lower open end, a second metal shell also tapering toward its lower end slidably mounted n said first shell, a lift secured to York and State of New York, this 2nd. dey eid second helhavg e llgeoess in lts upper of August, A. D. 1911.

ace, an in ete ru er o y inc osed I said two shells tending to move the same igt W-LLAM VGT' 5 opposite directions, and projections on said Witnesses:

rubber body seated in said recesses. SIGMUND HERZOG, Signed at New York, n the county of New M. FRIEDLANQER. 

